Parts of a Seed
What is the tough outer layer that protects a seed?
Seed coat
What is the first stage in a life cycle?
Birth
What does BIOTIC mean?
Living or once-living
Which plant part anchors the plant in the soil and absorbs water and nutrients?
Roots
Name one thing a seed needs in order to germinate.
Water, oxygen, or the right temperature
A rock is biotic or abiotic?
Abiotic
What is the tiny baby plant inside a seed?
Embryo
What stage happens after birth?
Growth and change
What does ABIOTIC mean?
A nonliving part of the environment
Which plant part supports the plant and transports water and nutrients between roots and leaves?
Stem
What three things does a seed need to germinate?
Water, oxygen, or the right temperature
A tree is biotic or abiotic?
Biotic
What part of a seed stores food to help the seed begin growing?
Cotyledon
What stage means making offspring?
Reproduction
What is GERMINATION?
The process of a seed sprouting and beginning to grow into a young plant. Germination is the second stage of a plant's life cycle.
Which plant part captures sunlight and makes food through photosynthesis?
Leaves
What is the process called when a seed sprouts and begins to grow?
Germination
Water is biotic or abiotic?
Abiotic
A seed has a seed coat, an embryo, and a __________.
Cotyledon
What stage comes after reproduction?
Death
What is a SEEDLING?
A young plant that has just sprouted
Which plant part captures sunlight and makes food through photosynthesis?
Flower
What do we call a young plant that has just sprouted?
Seedling
A tiger is biotic or abiotic?
Biotic
Name all three parts of a seed studied on the assessment.
Seed coat, embryo, and cotyledon
Put these in order: death, reproduction, birth, growth and change.
Birth → Growth and Change → Reproduction → Death
What is a LIFE CYCLE?
The stages a living thing goes through — birth, growth, reproduction, and death
Which part protects the new baby plant and helps the plant spread to new places?
Seeds/Fruit
A plant's leaves are turning brown and drooping. What is the MOST likely reason?
The plant is missing one of its basic needs, like water or sunlight
Give three examples of abiotic things that could be found in an environment.
Answers may include rocks, water, or sunlight